title: [Severe coarctation of the aorta in children revealed by high blood pressure: a case report].
abstract: Coarctation of the aorta is an obstructive aortic lesion that causes secondary hypertension. Diagnosis is sometimes difficult because patients could present no other symptom. An asymptomatic 20-month-old child was referred in the context of isolated high blood pressure. Echocardiography was not effective, but CT scan established the diagnosis of coarctation. This case report underlines the importance of blood pressure measurement in the detection of aortic obstructions in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie pédiatrique, hôpital de Mère-et-de-l'Enfant, CHU de Nantes, 7, quai Moncousu, 44000 Nantes, France. peseguela@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: P-E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Séguéla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gournay
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index